Ford’s City of Tomorrow concept is their vision of a “transportation ecosystem” that holds solutions for many of the mobility challenges facing urban areas today. Whether it be traffic gridlock or air pollution, Ford is well aware of the problems and claims to be currently working with cities around the world to address them.

“This is an issue that goes far beyond congestion. It is one that represents a massive challenge to mankind, one that affects our well-being and access to health care, clean drinking water, food, a safe place to live and even the ability to find work,” said Bill Ford, executive chairman. “By solving the mobility challenge, we have the chance to create a better world for future generations. It’s both an exciting opportunity and a big responsibility.”

Ford’s plans include both short term and long term goals. The more immediate ones center around its promise of their first fully autonomous cars hitting the market by 2021, and a larger focus on electric vehicles, which they expect to outnumber the available gas-powered cars for sale in 15 years. They also believe ride sharing and electric bicycles will begin to play a larger role in transportation.

Ford imagines a future with roads that reconfigure themselves, high-speed public transit, and more walking room for pedestrians.

So what does the more distant future hold? In addition to a significant population of fully autonomous electric vehicles, Ford imagines reconfigurable roads, more road space being converted to green areas, high-speed public transit, utilization of data to decrease traffic and car accidents, and drones playing a major role in emergency services.

With this latest effort to emphasize itself as more than just an automotive company, Ford has imagined a future that offers everyone something to like about it.